Daily Republican., 1887-02-04
FOURTH EDITION
MeMnORrER vINDIoArsD.

Resolutions ConfirmiDg Senator Me-
Whortsr's Seat UnAni rousiy Adopted
New Law In Relation to Assessors
and Collectors.
DovRR, FEE. S-The sensation Of the
day was Senator AcWhorter's on
slsught, upon the Morning News, aud
his subsequent vipdicAtion BY the Ben
ate. There had been rumors In the
afternoon that something vas coming
on, and In consequence tho House I'D :
journed for three quarters OF On hour
TO bee the iru. The Senate, lobby and
finr vas packed, when Senator No
Whorter arose TO . question OF privilege
and said shat he rose to say that Ger.
taip sensational newspapss had started
stories that feet . constituency OF mot
lsas thar GO. 600 people, that they had
bsen considerably annoyed BY declare
tions that they were to DO deprived Of
their representative.
A. far ~ II Affected him be did not
care snap of his finger for any news
paper criticism like that which hsd
been shovered st him, ~ he was an old
campAisncr and was too old soldier
10 be affected BY any such light guns
His credentials had been examined two
years ago and passed upon then. and II
the Senate deemed 1t necessary they
could examine his credentials. He Sc
verely criticised the Morning News foI
their work In stating shat his case had
been be foIe the Committee on Crsden
tials. stating things which were liei
and which must have been known to bs
such.
Immf diately At the conclusion Of The
Senator's address, Ser ator Cooper arose
and iptrodu ced the resolutions found In
the regular proceedings The tesolu'
lions were adopted unanimously.
The Pharmacy bill caused considers'
BILE talk upon It's preseDtstion, and tbert
10 not m uoh possibility OF Its passage,
and II II ever does pass the original
father will never know 1t
An act was introduced to-day pro
vidinz that all the ASSESSORS and inspec'
tors In the State shall b. selected by tt q
Levy Court Commissioners in the
several Hundreds instead Of the Court
itself. DIR. Martin introd need tho bill
William W. Pritchstt WAS here -
day. william has . little bill; ths
aforesaid bill 10 . scheme to govern
Wilmington by Ave commissioners
The four com missiouers who are know Q
to your correspondent are Richard p
Gibbons, Christian Febiger. Henry Il
DUPONT and Charles g. Rumf0rd.
Who the nth man IL was . thinl
y our correspondent was unable to learn
but with . full knowledge Of tho gen
| tlemAp who 10 engineering the bill II II
asserted by some who ought to know
that 1t is Pritchett himself. To-day b.
was circulating around here advocating
his little bill with all the enthusiasm 0
Q patriot. He walled into the g. nat
chamber and took . scat Among tn
| Senators.
There 10 . rule forbiddins any ON
bat attorneys. cfficers Of tho SAFE 81
ladies the privilege Of the floor, bu, Nj
Pritohots did rot mind lis,le thin
like that. The mem bers did not pay ,
great deal CT attention to him, bat lis
Toned TO him, IS they Sre used 70 bein
bored.
Tho Trustees OF the Poor Of thi
county elected . snperinseudent VI tn
almshouse esserdsy in the person Q
Edward Downs. The candidates wer
legion. Sixteen we're nominated for th
position, when from thser exhaustio
tie mem bers quit and elected Downs.
A County Treasurer was elected Il
day By the Levy Court, Willism i
Dickson being selected.
City Solicitor Turner was on hand tc
day looking out for city interests. TIL
Collector was hard at work all d.
working the city tllls through.
| Mr.. Wilson introduced . bill 70 lega
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